Every day people in Farnham go hungry for reasons ranging from redundancy to receiving an unexpected bill on a low income. Farnham Foodbank provides a minimum of three days emergency food and support to local people experiencing crisis.

Farnham Foodbank fed 2,360 people in 2020, 1,119 of those fed being children. Low income was by far the biggest reason that people needed our help accounting for around 50% of our referrals; this was followed by benefit related issues, debt and ill health. Other reasons included domestic violence, homelessness, unemployment and delayed wages.